Mercantile-stock register.



No. 7|5,444. Patnted Dec. 9, i902. E. A. WEIGLEY.

MERCANTILE STOCK REGISTER.

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EDIVIN A. VEIGLEY, OF RICI-ILAND CENTER, VISCONSIN.

IVI ERCANTILE-STOCK REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming` part of Letters Patent No. 715,444, dated December 9, 1 902.

Application tiled January 5, 1901. Serial No. 42,267. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, EDWIN A. WEIGLEY, residing at Richland Center, in the county of Richland and State of Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mercantile Stock Registers Specially Adapted for Registering Sizes of Boots and Shoes, I-Iats and Caps; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exactdescription of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, whiclf form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in mercantile-stock registers-that is, a device to be placed upon boxes or any receptacle holding articles, such as shoes and other wearing-apparel, in order to designate the number contained therein and the certain sizes also contained therein.

To attain the desired objects, the invention consists of a stock register or indicator' embodying novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, as substantially disclosed herein.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 isa central sectional view taken on line tr, of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a section taken on line y y of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a card or base which is provided with the series of vertically-extending upper slits B and lower slits C. This card is further divided by means of printing thereon into the series of rectangular blocks or spaces D, upon which are printed marks or numerals to indicate the size ofthe article contained in the receptacle, a pair of the slits B and C being directly below and in line with these blocks. Printed upon the lower portion of the card is the lower rectangular space or block E. Secured upon the rear face of the card by any wellknown means are the outer edges F of the backing G, which provides a space II between the card and the backing in order that the indicating-strips J, which have their ends entering the slits B and C, may be securely yet slidably held in place. The portions K of the card between the slits form an auxiliary backing for these slides and allow the projections or knobs L to be presented, so

that the slides are easily moved to indicate the number of the articles remaining in the receptacle. Numcrals or indicating-marks are placed upon these knobs L and correspond with the same markings in the blocks, and printed upon the slides above these knobs are letters arranged in succession which indicate the numbers of articles remaining unsold. These knobs L limit the movement of the strips .I by engagement with the horizontal edge of the card formed at the upper and lower extremities of the pairs of verticallyextending slits B and C, respectively. The numerals printed upon the slides are only placed above the knobs L, that portion of the slides beneath the knobs being unlettered, indicating when the knob is at the limit of its vertical movement that the articles are eX- hausted.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the drawings, it is evident that I provide a very useful and practical mercantilestock register.

A device of the type set forth, consisting of a base-card having a pair of vertically-arranged upper and lower slits formed therein, with horizontal edges formed by the slits at the upper and lower extremities of said slits respectively, indicators arranged above the pairs of slits to indicate the size of the article, a series of strips slidably arranged in the slits, with a knob arranged intermediate the length of the strips and having a numeral thereon corresponding to the numeral on the indicator in vertical alinement therewith, the strip above the knobs having consecutivelyarranged numerals thereon, with the portion of the strip below the knob being unlettered to indicate that size indicated by the knob and indicator is exhausted when the knob is at the limit of its upward movement, said horizontal edges limiting the movement of said strips by engagement with the said knobs, and a backing-strip secured by its edges to the base-card, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signature 100 in presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN A. VEIGLEY.

Witnesses:

SARAH A. MINEE,

CAROLINE B. HILLMAN. 

